Prepared by the Office of Parliamentary Counsel, Canberra
Commerce (Trade Descriptions) Act
1905
No. 16, 1905
Compilation No. 10
Compilation date: 5 April 2017
Includes amendments up to: Act No. 19, 2017
Registered: 10 April 2017
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About this compilation
This compilation
This is a compilation of the Commerce (Trade Descriptions) Act 1905 that
shows the text of the law as amended and in force on 5 April 2017 (the
compilation date).
The notes at the end of this compilation (the endnotes) include information
about amending laws and the amendment history of provisions of the compiled
law.
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compiled law. Any uncommenced amendments affecting the law are accessible
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amendments made up to, but not commenced at, the compilation date are
underlined in the endnotes. For more information on any uncommenced
amendments, see the series page on the Legislation Register for the compiled
law.
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amendments
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an application, saving or transitional provision that is not included in this
compilation, details are included in the endnotes.
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the endnotes.
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Contents
Part I—Preliminary 1 1 Short title and commencement ..........................................................1
1A General administration of Act in relation to imports .........................1
2 Incorporation .....................................................................................1
3 Interpretation .....................................................................................1
4 Application of trade description ........................................................2
Part II—Inspection of imports and exports 4 5 Inspection of imports and exports......................................................4
6 Notice of intention to export..............................................................4
Part III—Imports 6 7 Prohibition of imports not bearing prescribed trade
description .........................................................................................6
8 Imported goods found in Australia without prescribed trade
description .........................................................................................6
9 Importation of falsely marked goods .................................................7
9A Imported goods found in Australia with false trade
description .........................................................................................7
10 Forfeiture of falsely marked goods ....................................................7
Part IV—Exports 8 10A Application of Part ............................................................................8
11 Prohibition of exports not bearing the prescribed trade
description .........................................................................................8
12 Penalty for applying false trade description to exports ......................9
13 Exportation of falsely marked goods .................................................9
14 Marking of goods for export............................................................10
Part V—Miscellaneous 11 15 Review of decisions.........................................................................11
16 Trade description disclosing trade secrets .......................................11
17 Regulations......................................................................................11
Endnotes 12
Endnote 1—About the endnotes 12
Endnote 2—Abbreviation key 14
Endnote 3—Legislation history 15
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Endnote 5—Editorial changes 20
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Preliminary Part I
Section 1
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An Act relating to Commerce with other Countries
Part I—Preliminary
1 Short title and commencement
This Act may be cited as the Commerce (Trade Descriptions) Act
1905 and shall commence on a day to be fixed by proclamation not
being earlier than six months after the passing of this Act.
1A General administration of Act in relation to imports
The Comptroller-General of Customs has the general
administration of this Act in so far as it relates to imports.
2 Incorporation
This Act shall be incorporated and read as one with the Customs
Act 1901.
Note: Chapter 2 of the Criminal Code applies to this Act in the way
described in section 5AA of the Customs Act 1901.
3 Interpretation
In this Act, unless the contrary intention appears:
Comptroller-General of Customs means the person who is the
Comptroller-General of Customs in accordance with
subsection 11(3) or 14(2) of the Australian Border Force Act 2015.
Officer means an officer of Customs.
Trade description, in relation to any goods, means any description,
statement, indication, or suggestion, direct or indirect:
(a) as to the nature, number, quantity, quality, purity, class,
grade, measure, gauge, size, or weight of the goods; or
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(b) as to the country or place in or at which the goods were made
or produced; or
(c) as to the manufacturer or producer of the goods or the person
by whom they were selected, packed, or in any way prepared
for the market; or
(d) as to the mode of manufacturing, producing, selecting,
packing, or otherwise preparing the goods; or
(e) as to the material or ingredients of which the goods are
composed, or from which they are derived; or
(f) as to the goods being the subject of an existing patent,
privilege, or copyright;
and includes an import entry relating to goods; and any mark
which according to the custom of the trade or common repute is
commonly taken to be an indication of any of the above matters
shall be deemed to be a trade description within the meaning of this
Act.
False trade description means a trade description which, by reason
of anything contained therein or omitted therefrom, is false or
likely to mislead in a material respect as regards the goods to
which it is applied, and includes every alteration of a trade
description, whether by way of addition, effacement, or otherwise,
which makes the description false or likely to mislead in a material
respect.
4 Application of trade description
(1) A false trade description shall be deemed to be applied to goods if:
(a) it is applied to the goods themselves; or
(b) it is applied to any covering, label, reel, or thing used in
connexion with the goods; or
(c) it is used in any manner likely to lead to the belief that it
describes or designates the goods.
(1A) A trade description which is required by the regulations to be
applied to any goods shall be deemed to be applied to the goods if:
(a) it is applied to the goods themselves; or
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(b) it is used in relation to the goods in the manner prescribed.
(2) Covering includes any stopper, glass, bottle, vessel, box, capsule,
case, frame, or wrapper; and label includes any band or ticket.
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Part II Inspection of imports and exports
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Part II—Inspection of imports and exports
5 Inspection of imports and exports
(1) An officer may inspect and examine goods that are, or that the
officer reasonably believes are, goods prescribed by the regulations
which are imported, or which are entered for export or brought for
export to any wharf or place or are in course of manufacture or
preparation for export.
(2) The officer may where practicable take samples of any goods
inspected by him or her pursuant to this section, and the samples so
taken shall be dealt with as prescribed.
(3) For the purposes of this section an officer may enter any ship,
wharf or place, and may open any packages, and may do all things
necessary to enable him or her to carry out his or her powers and
duties under this section.
(4) The Comptroller-General of Customs may, by writing, give
directions concerning:
(a) the circumstances in which the powers under this section
may be exercised; and
(b) the officers of Customs who are entitled to exercise those
powers; and
(c) the manner and frequency of reporting to the
Comptroller-General of Customs concerning the exercise of
those powers.
(5) A direction given for the purposes of subsection (4) is a legislative
instrument.
6 Notice of intention to export
(1) Every person who intends to export any goods of a kind or class
required under this Act to be inspected or examined by an officer,
shall, if required to do so by regulation, before the goods are
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shipped, give notice, in accordance with the regulations, to an
officer of his or her intention to export the goods and of the place
where the goods may be inspected.
Penalty: 10 penalty units.
(2) For the purposes of an offence against subsection (1), strict liability
applies to the physical element of circumstance of the offence, that
the notice required to be given is notice in accordance with the
regulations.
Note: For strict liability, see section 6.1 of the Criminal Code.
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Part III Imports
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Part III—Imports
7 Prohibition of imports not bearing prescribed trade description
(1) The regulations may prohibit the importation or introduction into
Australia of any goods unless there is applied to them a trade
description of such character, relating to such matters, and applied
in such manner, as is prescribed.
(2) Subject to subsection (3), goods imported in contravention of any
regulation made for the purposes of subsection (1) are forfeited to
the Crown.
(3) If the Comptroller-General of Customs is satisfied that the
contravention was not intentional or reckless:
(a) the Comptroller-General of Customs may, by notice in
writing given to the owner or importer of the goods
concerned, require the owner or importer:
(i) to apply the prescribed trade description; or
(ii) to export the goods;
within a period specified in the notice; and
(b) if the owner or importer complies with the notice,
subsection (2) does not apply in respect of the goods.
(4) No regulations made for the purposes of this section shall take
effect until after the expiration of not less than three months from
notification in the Gazette.
8 Imported goods found in Australia without prescribed trade
description
All imported goods to which a trade description is by the
regulations required to be applied, and which are found in
Australia without the prescribed trade description, shall until the
contrary is proved be deemed, subject to the regulations, to have
been imported in contravention of the regulations.
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9 Importation of falsely marked goods
(1) A person shall not import any goods to which a false trade
description is applied.
Penalty: 100 penalty units.
(2) In a prosecution for an offence against subsection (1) it is a defence
if the defendant proves that he or she did not intentionally import
the goods in contravention of that subsection.
9A Imported goods found in Australia with false trade description
All imported goods found in Australia which bear a false trade
description shall, until the contrary is proved, be deemed to have
been imported in contravention of this Act.
10 Forfeiture of falsely marked goods
(1) Goods to which a false trade description is applied are prohibited
to be imported.
(2) Subject to subsection (3), goods imported in contravention of
subsection (1) are forfeited to the Crown.
(3) If the Comptroller-General of Customs is satisfied that the
contravention was not intentional or reckless:
(a) the Comptroller-General of Customs may, by notice in
writing given to the owner or importer of the goods
concerned, require the owner or importer to correct the false
trade description within a period specified in the notice; and
(b) if the owner or importer complies with the notice,
subsection (2) does not apply in respect of the goods.
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Part IV Exports
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Part IV—Exports
10A Application of Part
This Part does not apply in relation to goods that are prescribed
goods within the meaning of the Export Control Act 1982.
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description
(1) The regulations may prohibit the exportation of any goods, unless
there is applied to them a trade description of such character,
relating to such matters, and applied in such manner, as is
prescribed.
(2) Subject to subsection (3), goods to which the prescribed trade
description has not been applied that are entered for export, put on
board any ship for export or brought to any wharf or place for
export, are forfeited to the Crown.
(3) If the Comptroller-General of Customs is satisfied that the entry for
export, putting on board a ship for export, or bringing to a wharf or
place for export, of goods to which the prescribed trade description
had not been applied was not intentional or reckless:
(a) the Comptroller-General of Customs may, by notice in
writing given to the owner or exporter of the goods
concerned, require the owner or exporter:
(i) to apply the prescribed trade description to the goods
before the exportation of the goods and within a period
specified in the notice; or
(ii) to withdraw that entry, to remove the goods from that
ship, or to remove the goods from that wharf or place,
as the case requires, within the period so specified; and
(b) if the owner or exporter complies with the notice,
subsection (2) does not apply in respect of the goods.
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12 Penalty for applying false trade description to exports
(1) No person shall:
(a) intentionally apply any false trade description to any goods
intended or entered for export or put on any ship or boat for
export, or brought to any wharf or place for the purpose of
export; or
(b) intentionally export or enter for export or put on any ship or
boat for export any goods to which a false trade description is
applied.
(2) A person who contravenes subsection (1) is guilty of an offence
and is punishable on conviction by a fine not exceeding 100
penalty units.
13 Exportation of falsely marked goods
(1) Goods to which any false trade description is applied are prohibited
to be exported.
(2) Subject to subsection (3), goods to which a false trade description
has been applied that are entered for export, put on board any ship
for export or brought to any wharf or place for export, are forfeited
to the Crown.
(3) If the Comptroller-General of Customs is satisfied that entry for
export, putting on board a ship for export or bringing to a wharf or
place for export, of goods to which a false trade description has
been applied was not intentional or reckless:
(a) the Comptroller-General of Customs may, by notice in
writing given to the owner or exporter of the goods
concerned, require the owner or exporter:
(i) to correct the false trade description before the
exportation of those goods and within a period specified
in the notice; or
(ii) to withdraw that entry, to remove the goods from that
ship, or to remove the goods from that wharf or place,
as the case requires, within the period so specified; and
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(b) if the owner or exporter complies with the notice,
subsection (2) does not apply in respect of the goods.
14 Marking of goods for export
Any goods intended for export which have been inspected in
pursuance of this Act may in manner prescribed be marked with
the prescribed trade description.
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15 Review of decisions
(1) Applications can be made to the Administrative Appeals Tribunal
for review of decisions of the Comptroller-General of Customs
under subsection 7(3), 10(3), 11(3) or 13(3).
(2) In this section:
decision has the same meaning as in the Administrative Appeals
Tribunal Act 1975.
Note: Subsection 3(3) of the Administrative Appeals Tribunal Act 1975
extends the ordinary meaning of decision.
16 Trade description disclosing trade secrets
The regulations under sections seven and eleven of this Act shall
not prescribe a trade description which discloses trade secrets of
manufacture or preparation, unless in the opinion of the Minister
the disclosure is necessary for the protection of the health or
welfare of the public.
17 Regulations
(1) The Governor-General may make regulations not inconsistent with
this Act prescribing all matters and things required or permitted by
this Act to be prescribed or which are necessary and convenient to
be prescribed for carrying out or giving effect to this Act, and
particularly for the analysis of samples taken under this Act, and
the extent to which certificates of analysis shall be prima facie
evidence in proceedings under this Act of the facts therein stated.
(2) Without limiting subsection (1), the regulations may prescribe
penalties, not exceeding 50 penalty units, for offences against the
regulations.
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Endnote 1—About the endnotes
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Endnotes
Endnote 1—About the endnotes
The endnotes provide information about this compilation and the compiled law.
The following endnotes are included in every compilation:
Endnote 1—About the endnotes
Endnote 2—Abbreviation key
Endnote 3—Legislation history
Endnote 4—Amendment history
Abbreviation key—Endnote 2
The abbreviation key sets out abbreviations that may be used in the endnotes.
Legislation history and amendment history—Endnotes 3 and 4
Amending laws are annotated in the legislation history and amendment history.
The legislation history in endnote 3 provides information about each law that
has amended (or will amend) the compiled law. The information includes
commencement details for amending laws and details of any application, saving
or transitional provisions that are not included in this compilation.
The amendment history in endnote 4 provides information about amendments at
the provision (generally section or equivalent) level. It also includes information
about any provision of the compiled law that has been repealed in accordance
with a provision of the law.
Editorial changes
The Legislation Act 2003 authorises First Parliamentary Counsel to make
editorial and presentational changes to a compiled law in preparing a
compilation of the law for registration. The changes must not change the effect
of the law. Editorial changes take effect from the compilation registration date.
If the compilation includes editorial changes, the endnotes include a brief
outline of the changes in general terms. Full details of any changes can be
obtained from the Office of Parliamentary Counsel.
Misdescribed amendments
A misdescribed amendment is an amendment that does not accurately describe
the amendment to be made. If, despite the misdescription, the amendment can
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be given effect as intended, the amendment is incorporated into the compiled
law and the abbreviation “(md)” added to the details of the amendment included
in the amendment history.
If a misdescribed amendment cannot be given effect as intended, the
abbreviation “(md not incorp)” is added to the details of the amendment
included in the amendment history.
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Endnote 2—Abbreviation key
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Endnote 2—Abbreviation key
ad = added or inserted o = order(s)
am = amended Ord = Ordinance
amdt = amendment orig = original
c = clause(s) par = paragraph(s)/subparagraph(s)
C[x] = Compilation No. x /sub-subparagraph(s)
Ch = Chapter(s) pres = present
def = definition(s) prev = previous
Dict = Dictionary (prev…) = previously
disallowed = disallowed by Parliament Pt = Part(s)
Div = Division(s) r = regulation(s)/rule(s)
ed = editorial change reloc = relocated
exp = expires/expired or ceases/ceased to have renum = renumbered
effect rep = repealed
F = Federal Register of Legislation rs = repealed and substituted
gaz = gazette s = section(s)/subsection(s)
LA = Legislation Act 2003 Sch = Schedule(s)
LIA = Legislative Instruments Act 2003 Sdiv = Subdivision(s)
(md) = misdescribed amendment can be given SLI = Select Legislative Instrument
effect SR = Statutory Rules
(md not incorp) = misdescribed amendment Sub-Ch = Sub-Chapter(s)
cannot be given effect SubPt = Subpart(s)
mod = modified/modification underlining = whole or part not
No. = Number(s) commenced or to be commenced
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Endnote 3—Legislation history
Act Number
and year
Assent Commencement Application,
saving and
transitional
provisions
Commerce (Trade
Descriptions) Act 1905
16, 1905 8 Dec 1905 8 June 1906 (see
Gazette 1906, p. 131)
Commerce (Trade
Descriptions) Act 1926
37, 1926 11 Aug 1926 11 Aug 1926 —
Commerce (Trade
Descriptions) Act 1930
15, 1930 18 July 1930 18 July 1930 —
Commerce (Trade
Descriptions) Act 1933
13, 1933 24 July 1933 24 July 1933 —
Statute Law Revision
Act 1950
80, 1950 16 Dec 1950 31 Dec 1950 s 16 and 17
Statute Law Revision
(Decimal Currency) Act
1966
93, 1966 29 Oct 1966 1 Dec 1966 —
Statute Law Revision
Act 1973
216, 1973 19 Dec 1973 31 Dec 1973 s 9(1) and 10
Statute Law Revision
Act 1981
61, 1981 12 June 1981 Part VIII (s 22, 23):
12 June 1981 (s 2(1))
s 23(2)
Commerce (Trade
Descriptions)
Amendment Act 1981
151, 1981 26 Oct 1981 26 Oct 1981 —
Export Control
(Miscellaneous
Amendments) Act 1982
48, 1982 9 June 1982 1 Jan 1983 (s 2 and
gaz 1982, No G48)
—
Customs Administration
(Transitional Provisions
and Consequential
Amendments) Act 1985
39, 1985 29 May 1985 10 June 1985 (s 2 and
gaz 1985, No S194)
s 4
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Act Number
and year
Assent Commencement Application,
saving and
transitional
provisions
Customs Administration
(Transitional Provisions
and Consequential
Amendments) Act 1986
10, 1986 13 May 1986 13 May 1986 (s 2(1)) s 2(2) and 4
Industry, Technology
and Commerce
Legislation Amendment
Act 1992
168, 1992 11 Dec 1992 Part 5 (s 14, 15):
30 July 1975 (s 2(2))
Remainder: 11 Dec
1992 (s 2(1))
—
Customs, Excise and
Bounty Legislation
Amendment Act 1995
85, 1995 1 July 1995 Sch 3 (items 1–7):
1 July 1995 (s 2(5))
s 18, 20 and Sch 9
(items 48–50): 1 July
1995 (s 2(1) item 2(1))
s 18 and 20
Law and Justice
Legislation Amendment
(Application of Criminal
Code) Act 2001
24, 2001 6 Apr 2001 s 4(1), (2) and Sch 7:
24 May 2001
(s 2(1)(a))
s 4(1) and (2)
Statute Law Revision
Act 2008
73, 2008 3 July 2008 Sch (items 160–164):
4 July 2008 (s 2(1)
item 64)
—
Acts and Instruments
(Framework Reform)
Act 2015
10, 2015 5 Mar 2015 Sch 3 (items 67, 348,
349): 5 Mar 2016
(s 2(1) item 2)
Sch 3
(items 348, 349)
Customs and Other
Legislation Amendment
(Australian Border
Force) Act 2015
41, 2015 20 May 2015 Sch 2 (items 2, 3, 8),
Sch 5 (items 24-26),
Sch 6 (items 18-22)
and Sch 9: 1 July 2015
(s 2(1) items 2, 7)
Sch 2 (item 8),
Sch 5 (item 26),
Sch 6 (item 22)
and Sch 9
Statute Update Act 2016 61, 2016 23 Sept 2016 Sch 1 (items 95–97):
21 Oct 2016 (s 2(1)
item 1)
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Act Number
and year
Assent Commencement Application,
saving and
transitional
provisions
Customs and Other
Legislation Amendment
Act 2017
19, 2017 4 Apr 2017 Sch 7 (items 1–5): 5
Apr 2017 (s 2(1)
item 4)
Sch 7 (item 5)
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Provision affected How affected
Part I
Part I heading.................................ad No 216, 1973
Heading preceding s 1....................rep No 216, 1973
s 1A ...............................................ad No 39, 1985
am No 85, 1995; No 41, 2015
s 2 ..................................................am No 24, 2001
s 3 ..................................................am No 15, 1930; No 13, 1933; No 80, 1950; No 216, 1973; No 48, 1982;
No 85, 1995; No 41, 2015
s 4 ..................................................am No 15, 1930
Part II
Part II heading ...............................ad No 216, 1973
Heading preceding s 5....................rep No 216, 1973
s 5 ..................................................am No 15, 1930; No 85, 1995; No 73, 2008; No 10, 2015; No 41, 2015;
No 19, 2017
s 6 ..................................................am No 15, 1930; No 13, 1933; No 80, 1950; No 93, 1966; No 216, 1973;
No 48, 1982; No 168, 1992; No 24, 2001; No 73, 2008; No 41, 2015; No
61, 2016
Part III
Part III heading ..............................ad No 216, 1973
Heading preceding s 7....................rep No 216, 1973
s 7 ..................................................am No 15, 1930; No 216, 1973; No 10, 1986; No 85, 1995; No 41, 2015
s 8 ..................................................am No 15, 1930
s 9 ..................................................am No 93, 1966
rs No 216, 1973
am No 168, 1992; No 24, 2001; No 73, 2008; No 61, 2016
s 9A ...............................................ad No 15, 1930
s 10 ................................................am No 216, 1973; No 10, 1986; No 85, 1995
rs No 85, 1995
am No 41, 2015
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Provision affected How affected
Part IV
Part IV heading..............................ad No 216, 1973
s 10A .............................................ad No 48, 1982
Heading preceding s 11..................rep No 216, 1973
s 11 ................................................am No 15, 1930; No 13, 1933; No 80, 1950; No 216, 1973; No 48, 1982;
No 85, 1995; No 41, 2015
s 12 ................................................am No 93, 1966; No 151, 1981; No 48, 1982; No 168, 1992; No 24,
2001; No 61, 2016
s 13 ................................................am No 15, 1930; No 13, 1933; No 80, 1950; No 216, 1973; No 48, 1982;
No 85, 1995
rs No 85, 1995
am No 41, 2015
Part V
Part V heading ...............................ad No 216, 1973
s 15 ................................................am No 37, 1926
rep No 15, 1930
ad No 61, 1981
am No 48, 1982; No 10, 1986; No 85, 1995
rs No 85, 1995
am No 41, 2015
s 16 ................................................am No 19, 2017
Heading preceding s 17..................rep No 216, 1973
s 17 ................................................am No 19, 2017
ed C10
s 18 ................................................rep No 80, 1950
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Endnote 5—Editorial changes
20 Commerce (Trade Descriptions) Act 1905
Compilation No. 10 Compilation date: 5/4/17 Registered: 10/4/17
Endnote 5—Editorial changes
In preparing this compilation for registration, the following kinds of editorial
change(s) were made under the Legislation Act 2003.
Subsection 17(1)
Kind of editorial change
Change to typeface
Details of editorial change
This compilation was editorially changed to update an occurrence of the words
prima facie in italics to regular font.
Authorised Version C2017C00130 registered 10/04/2017